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Road reopened after crash in Fawn
Bull Creek Road has reopened after emergency services cleared a two car crash. Fawn Police Sgt. Kerry Myers said the two-vehicle crash happened occurred just before 4:30 p.m. on Bull Creek Road near Ross Welding Supplies in Fawn. He said one driver was taken to an nearby hospital, and another...
Woman accused of bilking Burrell cheerleaders once was treasurer for the Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Ride
The woman charged with stealing money from a cheerleading booster group while she served as its treasurer once acted as treasurer for another well-known local charity. Ashley Freiberg of Upper Burrell is accused of taking nearly $19,000 from the Burrell Cheer Booster club. In 2021, she was the treasurer for...
Leechburg Area School Board considers one meeting night per month
Leechburg Area School Board could be holding fewer public meetings if a test run over the next few months works out. Instead of holding the agenda-setting and voting meetings on different days, the board will experiment with holding both on the same night. “We talked to (Superintendent David) Keibler before...
Leechburg Area School Board decides against lawsuit against Westmoreland County
The Leechburg Area School Board will not be following through with a promised lawsuit against Westmoreland County after being presented with a possible solution to tax rate issues by Westmoreland County assessors. “The board is still considering all of its legal options,” said Ashley Coudriet, school board president. “Currently, Westmoreland...
Sustainability plan could bring a ‘greener’ Oakmont
Oakmont could be going “green” in the next decade. Borough council is expected to consider a sustainability plan that suggests ways to improve borough efficiency while reducing emissions and cutting costs to taxpayers. This is the first sustainability plan to come before council, and it was developed by an intern...
North Versailles man faces felony charge for gun in Verona park
A North Versailles man is facing a felony gun charge after, police say, he was caught trespassing during a Verona officer’s routine patrol on Saturday night. While an officer was securing Riverbank Park, a Verona park that closes at sundown, he came across two men, Rikquan Fulmore, 19, and another...
As volunteer fire departments see membership dwindle, Oakmont’s welcomes its 31st member — with more to come
Oakmont Mayor Sophia Facaros swore in yet another volunteer fireman at the borough’s Aug. 19 council meeting. Eben Ulrich, 17, started his junior year at Riverview High School on Thursday, Aug. 22, and began his stint with the Oakmont Volunteer Fire Department as its 31st active member. He will be...
Leechburg adopts policies for body, in-car cameras for police
The adoption of two new policies governing the use of police body cams and in-car cameras will allow Leechburg police to begin using the technology. The two policies were approved by the Fraternal Order of Police in regard to its more than 373,000 members in more than 2,200 lodges, said...
Penn Hills School District calls Pittsburgh Regional Transit for student transportation ‘done deal’
Penn Hills officials and parents are voicing their concerns about the school district’s use of Pittsburgh Regional Transit, previously Port Authority of Allegheny County, for students attending charter schools in the Pittsburgh area. The decision originally was made and announced in June. The Penn Hills School Board passed the measure...
More communities join Leechburg, Parks Township officials in police regionalization discussions
Correction: The original posting of this story did not say that Kiski Township was among those municipalities joining police regionalization talks. This update also clarifies when public input will be sought. Leechburg and Parks Township are including more communities in their discussions about police regionalization. According to D.J. Zelczak, a...
Verona increases police pay rate in effort to attract new officers
As part of a continuing retention and recruitment effort, police officers in Verona soon will be making more money than ever before. Verona Council voted Tuesday, Aug. 13 to raise the pay rate by 15% for all of the department’s current and future police officers. The borough is looking to...
Penn Hills prepares for students’ return; parent forum set
Big changes are coming to the Penn Hills School District as students head back to the classroom Aug. 20. Teachers and staff already have been in the buildings preparing for students since Aug. 13. In the days leading up to students’ return, there will be multiple events hosted for students,...
Questions raised after Kamala Harris campaign accused of altering headlines in Google ads
News outlets have noticed the headlines of their published articles on Google search do not match the ones written on their websites. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is reportedly modifying headlines on news articles within sponsored search advertisements on Google to appear as if those outlets are seemingly partial toward...
Faces of the Valley: Harmar man uses nature, film to promote waterway conservation
Ian Smith is a go-with-the-flow type of guy. Whether it’s the flow of an ocean or a river, he’s there. Smith fell in love with surfing after taking lessons on the East Coast and decided to bring the activity home with him. “I loved the sport and wanted to bring...
Riverview School District readies for student return
Riverview School District will be welcoming students back to school on Thursday, Aug. 22. The district has welcomed multiple new hires for the year, including special education director, Jamie Desrochers; full-time teachers Mary Evankovich and Lindsay Pica; and six paraprofessionals that will be placed throughout district schools. In the days...
Calling all Penn Hills grads: All-years class reunion picnic encourages community, good times
Lee Adams graduated from Penn Hills in 1975 alongside more than 1,300 students. Four years ago, when it came time to host another reunion, there already were so many people that he and his former classmate, Cindy Fazio-Merola, thought, “Why not just include everybody?” “It’s been really interesting how it’s...
Morning roundup: Pittsburgh police raid homeless encampment; bridge closes in Forward Township
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Aug. 9: Pittsburgh police serve search warrants for encampment policy violations Police said detectives seized quantities of crack cocaine and lorazepam pills believed to be intended for sale from two tents located on Grant Street between First Avenue...
Man’s 19th birthday ends with woman shot dead in Monroeville and a confession
Joselyn Thomas screamed her last words, police said. “A.J., stop, A.J. stop.” It was Wednesday afternoon, and Thomas, 18, of North Versailles, had been arguing with Albert Williams III, a witness told police. Investigators said the witness heard three gunshots inside the bedroom of unit G in the Cambridge Square...
Morning Roundup: TSA detection dog retires; popular kids group to stop in Pittsburgh
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Aug. 8: TSA explosive detection dog hangs up leash Baro, a Transportation Security Administration explosives detection canine, will be retiring Thurday after seven years of service at Pittsburgh International Airport. The 9-year-old German Wirehaired Pointer has been in...
Remnants of Debby could drop heavy rain in Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania may see heavy rain and possible flooding on Friday as remnants of Tropical Storm Debby makes their way north from the Carolinas. According to National Weather Service meteorologist Shannon Hefferan, Debby has stalled in the Carolinas because there’s not a lot of upper-level winds to carry it out...
PennDOT announces repair plans for hole in Crosstown Boulevard ramp
PennDOT has plans to repair a large hole that appeared Monday on the Crosstown Boulevard ramp to Boulevard of the Allies. The department is warning drivers about detours scheduled for Friday. The hole was reported Monday morning. Bystanders beneath the ramp can see directly through the exposed rebar to the...
Morning Roundup: 2 injured in Glassport crash; Pirates assist with blood drive
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 7: 2 injured in Glassport crash Two people were injured Wednesday morning in a crash in Glassport, according to Allegheny County 911. Officials said the crash happened just after 12:45 a.m. on the 700 block of Hemlock...
Auto body shop founder Don Kuhn Sr., ‘son of Penn Hills,’ was well known in community
Penn Hills residents are missing a friendly face. Don Kuhn Sr., founder of David Kuhn Auto Body in Penn Hills, died July 15 surrounded by his family. It was his 82nd birthday. Well known in the community, he owned and operated his shop for 51 years before retiring in 2018....
1 dead after being hit by train in Monaca
One person was killed following an incident involving a train in Beaver County. According to CSX spokesman Bryan Tucker, a CSX train came into contact with a person trespassing on the tracks around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the east end of a railroad bridge spanning the Ohio River near Atlantic...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh crime stats; motorcycle crash victim ID’d
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 6: Downtown crime stats for week of July 29-Aug. 4 Pittsburgh police have released the latest arrest and citation statistics from the department’s new initiative, Downtown High-Visibility Patrol. The patrol is made up of officers from Downtown...
